HIGHLY MOTIVATED WORKS AT KEENELAND; OAKS FILLIES CLAIRIERE, PAULINE’S PEARL WORK AT CHURCHILL

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, April 18, 2021) – With less than two weeks remaining until the first Saturday in May, Klaravich Stable’s homebred Highly Motivated, the runner-up to Essential Quality in the $800,000 Blue Grass (Grade II) worked a half-mile in...
Posted On 19 Apr 2021
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Wellman has Turf Triple series aspirations with multiple Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners runners Devious Mo earns 84 BSF in NYSSS Times Square score; Water White could target G2 Ruffian Hard Love points to G2 Pennine Ridge following Woodhaven triumph...
Posted On 19 Apr 2021
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CHAMPIONS MONOMOY GIRL AND SWISS SKYDIVER CLASH IN APPLE BLOSSOM

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Swiss Skydiver to Run Lasix Free in Apple Blossom HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, April 16, 2021) – It took more than a decade, but Oaklawn has its “Race for the Ages” when champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver meet in Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Friday, April 16

By Amy Owens — FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Racing runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes. Click here...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Kentucky Derby Update (Includes Updated Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard)

By Darren Rogers —- PLETCHER QUARTET TUNE UP FOR KENTUCKY DERBY; TAMPA BAY DERBY WINNER HELIUM WORKS FROM GATE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, April 16, 2021) – On a busy Friday morning at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby contenders Bourbonic (five furlongs, 1:01.60), Dynamic One...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Friday, April 16, 2021

By Ed Golden —- MEDINA SPIRIT WORKS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY ROYAL SHIP RETURNS TO DIRT IN CALIFORNIAN SUPERSTITION VERY SHARP FOR MIZDIRECTION WALLETS OPEN WIDE FOR TWO $100,000 CLAIMS MEDINA SPIRIT ‘LOOKS GOOD’ IN DERBY BREEZE Medina Spirit, a game second to undefeated Rock...
Posted On 17 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Thursday, April 15

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 15 The Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes....
Posted On 16 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Albarado Returns to Oaklawn with Swiss Skydiver

By Robert Yates —- Albarado Returns to Oaklawn with Swiss Skydiver A lot has changed since jockey Robby Albarado was Oaklawn’s leading rider in 1996 and 1997, particularly lately. Oaklawn, as part of a multi-million expansion, is opening a seven-story, 200-room hotel...
Posted On 16 Apr 2021
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Keeneland Barn Notes — Wednesday, April 14

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 The Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Use Keeneland.com to watch live coverage of all Keeneland races during the Spring Meet, including interviews with winning connections after every stakes....
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Letruska Flying Under the Radar for the Apple Blossom

By Robert Yates —- Letruska Flying Under the Radar for the Apple Blossom Clearly, the stars of the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn are Eclipse Award winners Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver. As for the...
Posted On 15 Apr 2021
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